 Reworked by Gaye a decade later, the album was originally going to be released in 1979 under the title, "The Ballads", but was shelved.Two decades later, Motown released it under the title "Vulnerable", including seven songs from the sessions and three alternate cuts.In 1968, Marvin Gaye went to New York to record a series of ballads with arranger Bobby Scott, as Gaye continued his attempts to become a successful pop crooner.